\chapter{Methodology}
\label{chap:Methodology}

In this chapter we will account for the way we approach our research from a scientific perspective and explain how we can transfer our secondary and primary empirical data into an answer to our research question. In chapter \ref{chap:introduction} and \ref{chap:literaturereview} we argued for the relevance of our research from a theoretical and literature perspective. We based our argumentation on written papers and contemporary research and formed the hypothesis that a normative smart city maturity model concerning open data is a means to sustain the collective value of the city on a long-term basis. Chapter \ref{chap:literaturereview} also discussed the terminologies that we use in our research and gave an in-depth review of the existing literature and contemporary research. The theory in chapter \ref{chap:theory} was selected on the basis of the findings and discussions in the literature review and the information from these two chapters will function as secondary data. \bigskip

\noindent The following sections will include scientific considerations pointing towards a certain way to conduct our research and work with our data in the empirical analysis, chapter \ref{chap:analysis}.